Weak China Demand Pushes Australian Gas Exporters to Seek New Buyers

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Asia’s weak LNG demand has prompted one of the biggest exporters, Australia, to ship a cargo of the fuel as far as East Canada on a 16,000-mile journey, vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg showed.  LNG carrier the Maran Gas Hector is set to arrive in East Canada on Thursday, having left Australia more than a month ago and having traveled via the southern tip of South America and along the South and North American Atlantic coasts.  This is the first LNG shipment from Australia to East Canada, Bloomberg notes, citing ship-tracking…